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May is National Electrical Safety Month

‘Look up’ is life-saving advice
hey’re so common most people hardly notice
them. And therein lies the problem.
Nearly everywhere we go, power lines surround
us. They may appear lifeless but just the opposite
is true. Power lines hum 24/7 with electricity moving at
the speed of light from the generating plant to wherever
you need it.
The lines are suspended high overhead or buried in the
ground for good reason: Human contact with a power line
is always disastrous.
Electric cooperative linemen make working on the lines
look easy, but every move they make around electricity is
carefully considered. These are highly trained and experienced workers who have the utmost respect for electricity.
Tragedy occurs when anyone gets careless with electricity. You can’t see or smell it. The only sure way for you to
prevent contact is to stay far away from power lines—
whether they are “live” or not. Should a spring storm or
other circumstances bring down a line near you, please call
your electric cooperative or 911 immediately.
People working outdoors must constantly be aware of
power lines to avoid electrocution and serious injury. The
use of backhoes, cranes, ladders, scaffolding and other
equipment or materials carries a high risk of accidental
power line contact when workers are not paying attention.
In fact, working too close to power lines is illegal. Mississippi’s “10-foot rule” prohibits the public from conducting
activities within 10 feet of a power line.
If the power lines serving your property or job site are
buried underground, you must know their exact location
before doing any excavation work. Call 811 to have the
locations of all underground utilities marked before you
dig or drill. Find out more about this free service and related state law requirements at the Mississippi 811 website,

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Farewell to a long-time co-worker
A long, outstanding cooperative career is coming to an end. Linda
Hutcherson joined the Electric Cooperatives of
Mississippi in April 1983. Linda served ECM in
many areas, the last 10 years as Today in Mississippi’s administrative assistant. Our publication
has benefited from her hard work and diligence.
Linda has a tremendous and diversified skill
set and was someone we could rely on every
day. She performed her duties in a professional
manner, and we appreciate her loyalty and willingness to accept

On the cover
Southern Pine Electric members Ronnie and Dianne
Sanford, of Covington County, have devoted decades
to amassing an eclectic collection of memorabilia
and artifacts, mostly from old stores, barns and
other sources in Mississippi. And they built a small
village to display it all. Our visit to Sanford Village
begins on page 4.

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Electrical safety is just as important to your daily activities inside the home. If your household includes young
children, you should have tamper-resistant receptacles on the
electrical outlets. Plastic outlet
caps are easy for little fingers to
pry off; tamper-resistant receptacles are far more effective at keeping kids safe by preventing
objects from being inserted into
the outlet.
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Another life-saving device for
Michael Callahan
the home is the ground fault cirExecutive Vice President/CEO
cuit interrupter (GFCI), a safety
Electric Cooperatives
outlet that protects people from
of Mississippi
electrical shock.
The Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates
that 50 percent of home electrocutions have been prevented since the introduction of the GFCI in the 1970s.
Electrical safety extends to the home workshop and
garage too. Store power tools in a secure, dry place, and
never use them in wet or damp conditions. Use a heavyduty extension cord if you must, but never a cord rated
only for indoor use.
Electrical safety is not just for grownups. Kids need to
know that electricity can strike like a snake when you get
too close. Please help the children in your world stay safe
through your own example and guidance.
Today in Mississippi readers know we promote electrical
safety often in the publication. But with May being
National Electrical Safety Month, we want to repeat our
electrical safety mantra: Never, ever touch a power line for
any reason. You may not live to regret it.
assignments that were often beyond her normal duties.
Linda’s contributions to our overall mission and the daily operation
of our department will be missed. The success we have achieved over
the years was due in part to her tireless contributions and ability to
resolve problems.
A woman of integrity, Linda has always put her work first and was
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“Fallen Comrade,” a life-size bronze sculpture by Sam Gore,
stands in tribute to all veterans of every military branch at
the Clinton Visitors Center. Gore’s rendering depicts Marine
Joe Albritton carrying the body of his lifelong friend and fellow Marine, Homer Ainsworth, from the Korean battlefield in
June 1951. Albritton crossed enemy lines in the dark to
retrieve his friend’s body. Both men grew up in Clinton. The
visitors center is located on Pinehaven Road, just north of the
Natchez Trace Parkway in Clinton.

Mississippi is
a garden of memories, and as I walk through this garden, I am reminded of the many churches that spread
across the land.
The church of my childhood in the tiny community of
Stallo, in Neshoba County, is etched in my memory.
This was one of those tall, white wooden churches
which were scattered across the South. Stallo’s ministers were often students from Millsaps College, and it
was one of these young men who decided that the children needed a Bible school. He and his wife rearranged
benches into squares, and at 10 years old, I fell in love
with this amazing time of singing, coloring pictures of
the Holy Land and learning Bible verses.
As I grew older, I became aware of one particular
aspect of our church. Women and children always sat
on the left side of the church, men in the middle and
elderly men in the “Amen Corner.” I was so proud that
my elderly grandfather was in that group.
“Dinner on the ground” was served once a year on
huge wooden tables nailed outside between large oak
trees. Dinner consisted of fried chicken, ham, fresh vegetables and desserts so good that recipes were often
kept secret by the women. Before the children ate, we
had the beautiful oaks surrounding us where we could
run and play. These oaks, however, proved to be the
demise of Stallo church when a windstorm destroyed
the church. The new church moved to Highway 15.
—Carol Farish Vickers, Decatur

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Above right: A mannequin sports a Coca-Cola worker’s uniform dating to the 1930s. The cane-holding Col. Sanders sign is a
vintage weathervane topper for KFC restaurants. Above left: As a boy, Sanford started his collection with this Coke sign.
Above: The Sanfords’ Pure gas station was built to resemble the one-room stations once common in rural Mississippi.
Authentic items include restored gas pumps, a telephone booth, automotive products, metal signs and much more inside.

By Debbie Stringer
It takes a village to house the eclectic collections of Ronnie
and Dianne Sanford—a village the couple built themselves.
The Sanfords are avid collectors of memorabilia, artifacts,
ephemera and signs, mostly from original sources in Mississippi. Starting with a small backyard cabin they erected some
30 years ago, their Sanford Village has grown to include 15
wood structures, each one housing items arranged by theme.
There’s an early-1900s Pure Oil gas station, a one-chair
barbershop sharing space with a rural post office, a church
with seating for 60, a 1950s-style diner and a tree house for
grown-ups, among others.
All but two of the buildings are recreations: The kitchen
outbuilding was moved from an 1890s home site not far from
the Sanfords’ own home in Covington County. And the
building they call Miss Gracie’s Store is actually an old rural
house they disassembled and moved to the site.
The Sanfords built the remaining structures with wood
they salvaged from old barns and other empty structures.
Each building is a mini museum packed with the result of
decades spent bringing home “other people’s trash,” as Ronnie likes to joke.
Inside are vintage pedal cars and restored gas pumps, corn
shuck brooms and electric butter churns, road signs and
Coca-Cola memorabilia spanning decades.
The gas station features two vintage gasoline pumps: a
1938 Pure model and a 1920s gravity-feed pump, its clear
cylinder topped by a globe light.
“People like to pull up here to the Pure pump with their
cars, stick that nozzle in and take a picture,” Ronnie said.
Old metal advertising signs cover walls throughout the village. Bold and colorful, they tout brands of motor oil, gasoline, batteries, soft drinks, bread, tobacco, agricultural products, tonics and tires.
Pure, Texaco, Coca-Cola and Sinclair roadside signs hang
over the gravel drive linking the buildings.
For visitors of a certain age, the scene conjures memories
of simpler, long-ago times in rural Mississippi.
“Anything old from the South, people around here freak
out over,” Ronnie said.

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He and Dianne, members of Southern Pine Electric, built the village to preserve and display their growing collections, never intending to create a tourist
attraction. Visitors are allowed, but by
appointment only.
“It’s to the point where we can’t keep
it a secret any longer,” Dianne said.
Ronnie was a boy growing up in the
60s and 70s when he pulled his first
“piece of history” from a dump: a small,
rusty “It’s the Real Thing” Coca-Cola
sign.
His collecting kicked into high gear in
the mid-1980s, shortly after his marriage
to Dianne, his partner in collecting and
village building. “We never had any children, so this became our hobby. We just
invested all our time and efforts into it, but
we didn’t intend for it to turn out like this,” Dianne
said with a laugh.
The Sanfords have scoured attics, sheds, tumbledown barns and closed country
Continued on page 17

Top photo: The Texaco gasoline pump, in the corner, is one of two Sanford restored after rescuing them from oblivion in a wooded area.
Above right: The Sanfords’ tree house for grown-ups consists of a small room with table and chairs, and a wrap-around porch. Though it’s not
built in a tree, the house affords tree-level views of the surrounding countryside. Above left: The diner, furnished and decorated with 1950s
memorabilia, is a favorite stop for guests. Authentic menu signs, a tabletop juke box, car hop trays, clock signs and soda fountain fixtures all
enhance the room’s upbeat mood.

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Old roads paved the way to modern living
he Daughters of the
American Revolution
placed a granite marker
next to the little stretch of
road in Saltillo in Lee
County calling it “One of the first concrete roads south of the Mason-Dixon
line.” It was actually the second, preceded only by a stretch of pavement in Pine
Bluff, Ark.
It was Highway 45 back in 1915
when it was completed. Today it is
County Highway 681. And although the
road has been reworked and improved
during the century since it was built,
they’ve saved about a 300-yard section of
the original roadway so we can still see it
today.
It has asphalt lanes on either side to
make it useable. But the slab of concrete
there in the middle is a hunk of history, a
section of the first paved road in Mississippi.
The day I got the photograph of the
old road there in Saltillo I stopped by the
Tupelo Automobile Museum on my way
home. Frank Spain collected the cars on
display there over many, many years. The
cars and the
museum are
owned and
maintained by
a non-profit
organization
today. Frank’s
widow, Jane
Spain, is the
executive direcMississippi
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Jane and I
by Walt Grayson
had a great visit
as she told me
not only about a few of the cars (there’s
over 150 in the collection so it’s hard to
talk about all of them in one visit) but also
about Frank’s love for them. He valued
them as cars in and of themselves but also
for what they represented: the mechanical
engineering involved in their 100-year
evolution from the earliest in the collection, from the 1890s, to the 1990s.
I commented to Jane that I had just
been in Saltillo and seen the preserved
section of the first paved road in the state
there. That led to a conversation about
how far Saltillo used to be from Tupelo
in the horse-and-buggy days. But now,
with paved roads, Saltillo is practically a
part of Tupelo, if, in fact, it isn’t.

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There have been so many inventions that have made our lives drastically different from that of our great-grandparents, but paved roads and cars lie at the root of most of
those innovations. This is a section of Mississippi's first paved road, preserved at Saltillo. Photo: Walt Grayson

One of the fellows I was talking to in
Saltillo was telling me why so many people are choosing to move to the smaller
satellite communities. This not only goes
for the towns around Tupelo, but around
any city in America. He said in Saltillo,
he’s five minutes away from the mall at
Tupelo in one direction, and five minutes
away from his deer stand in the other.
The automobile is what made stuff like
that possible.
Jane told me she tries to get across to
school groups touring the museum that
the automobile has made the world
smaller because of the short time it takes
to get from one place to another.
She tells them the car has allowed us
to dream bigger dreams and see places we
would have only heard about, and to live
farther away from where we grew up.
I would add only that paved roads
went hand and hand with the automobile
in allowing you and me to live where we
live, work where we work, attend church
where we do, shop where we want and
see relatives living halfway across the
country—and lots more stuff.
I remember a section of Highway 1 in
the Delta long ago with the side slabs
added. Daddy called the middle an old
Model T road.
Our cars have advanced along with
our roads. And between the two, we have
dreamed bigger dreams and gone anywhere we’ve had the energy and wherewithal to go.

Walt Grayson is the host of “Mississippi Roads” on Mississippi Public Broadcasting television,
and the author of two “Looking Around Mississippi” books and “Oh! That Reminds Me:
More Mississippi Homegrown Stories.” Contact Grayson at walt@waltgrayson.com.

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Rating the days
e often rate days. This is
commonly done by
assigning those simple and
generally ambiguous designations of good or bad.
And while such an approach can be
superficially understood and justified
when dealing with the complexities of
life, doing so lacks clarity, suffers from a
poverty of creativity. I was just contemplating these matters this very morning.
Today is Tuesday, April 4, 11 a.m. It
started early for me and my fascination
with sunrises and reflection and dewdraped spring leaves and grasses—and
turkey hunting!
And today, logically, followed
yesterday, one of
those days that I
might say was
bad. It really
wasn’t, but it
began with a
stormy-weather
drive to my cardiologist and a
not-so-encouragby Tony Kinton
ing report. However, it ended well—quiet conditions
and sunshine. Still, that test scheduled
for Friday plagued. As a result, I determined yesterday to make tomorrow,
which is now today, far more pleasant.
I found myself at a favorite spot, just
as a faint glow began brushing away
darkness from the eastern sky. I know

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this place well, so navigating a logging
road minus the assistance of a flashlight
was no chore. Additionally, such a contrivance as bulb and batteries seemed an
affront to the placid regeneration a new
day promised. I stopped soon and sat at
the base of a pine. Contemplation commenced.
One genuine pleasure was the
approval to pretend, and since I was
alone there was no one else to disapprove. My pretense was to shift centuries. I was for the moment in 1770.
Across my knees, these covered in
buckskin leggings that have now seen
20-plus years of hard use, rested an English fowling piece. Twenty gauge and
sporting 44 inches of barrel. Flintlock,
of course. Moose-hide moccasins, coated
in a fresh bath of morning dew, covered
my feet.
A long linen shirt went from thigh to
shoulder, its once persuasive walnut-hull
dye faded and splotchy from sunlight
and rain showers and wear.
A big felt hat topped off the outfit, its
back pinned up with an extra vent pick.
Pinning the hat back up helps when sitting against a tree, and no 18th century
long hunter would even consider leaving
cabin or settlement without an extra
vent pick.
Dangling from one shoulder was a
shooting pouch, this made from subtle,
well-tanned leather. It contained the
essentials for numerous reloadings, primarily shot and wads. There was also a
worm that screwed to the end of the
ramrod for removing an errant wad or
hesitant powder charge. The powder
horn, attached to the pouch straps, rested peacefully on top of that pouch.
On the other side was a haversack.
This I made with double layers of canvas
dyed in walnut hulls and treated with
beeswax for a never-fail waterproofing. It
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as a face mask, a pair of leather gloves
and a handmade cedar turkey call.
Comfortable in this setting and confident in the antiquated equipment at
hand, I sat and thought.
One thing that entered my mind was
the sobering realization that had I actually been in the 18th century, I would
not be where I was. I would have, back
then, been gone from this earth by seven
months. It was seven months back that
my cardiologist, the same one I saw yesterday and would see again Friday, told
me I should not have survived. Two 99percent blockages in the infamous
“widow maker” is approaching serious
business. For that survival I was and am
grateful.
I then found myself thinking with
trepidation about this upcoming Friday.
Were there more blockages? Would
stents or perhaps even more invasive surgery be in order? I recognized that all I
could do was wait and see, but just then
something caught my attention. It was
sunrise, creeping slowly above the horizon, accentuating the woods and fields
and undergrowth with haunting but
highly decorative fingers of mist that
caressed the air with wonderment. All
was again good, but that is a too-weak
descriptor. No more appropriate than
bad. Both are weak.
And then something else. Two orioles
chattered and flitted about a patch or
brush that was only slightly more than
head high with me in the sitting posi-

tion. I sat motionless, and one
approached to little more distance that
the reach of that 44-inch barrel of the
fowling piece. I marveled at the beauty
of this most-handsome specimen. My
entire being twirled with delight. This
was nature, the real world, and I was
privileged to be a silent partner in it all
for another day. A crow cawed over in
the woods.
Time passed too quickly this morning—as it often does. I gathered my gear
and started back to the truck. Work
awaited, this column you now read
being a part of that work. As I took a sip
of cool water and then dropped that little cedar call into the haversack, I had
one more contemplative revelation. I
didn’t feel particularly well and there
was some secret dread of days to come,
but I came to see that feelings, while
powerful, are not or should not be the
ruling force of life. Something much
deeper and far more significant should
fill that role.
I recognized that my ability and willingness to express gratitude was of far
more import than my being consumed
by feelings, the entertaining of which
can bring despair. And if I were forced
to rate this day, it could in no way be
labeled as simply good. Its rating would
be spectacular.
Tony Kinton has been an active outdoors writer for
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have always had great respect for the group
of Americans known as the “Greatest
Generation.” Tom Brokaw wrote a wonderful book by that title. But each day this
group dwindles, and soon there will be no

more.
These men and women grew up during the years of
the Great Depression, and they fought World War II
to preserve the freedom that we enjoy today. They
demonstrated personal responsibility, duty, honor and faith.
When I met H.N. Eubanks,
I wanted him to share his story.
He agreed.
“I was born in George
County, Miss., May 11, 1920.
More precisely, in the community of Rocky Creek on land
granted to my grandfather as a
Grin ‘n’
Civil War veteran,” he said.
Bare It
H.N is a member of the
by Kay Grafe
Greatest Generation. He grew
up in a family of eight boys
and six girls, and graduated from Rocky Creek High
School in 1940. H.N. wanted to go to college, but the
family could not afford it. So he went to work for his
Uncle Lee Havard in his grocery store in Lucedale,
delivering groceries on a bicycle for a salary of one dollar a day.
I was spellbound listening to his story. “When I was
21 years old I had to register for the draft. When they
told me I would soon be drafted, I joined the Marines,
and left Lucedale July 14, 1941, for boot camp at San

Diego, California,” he said.
“They sent me to North Carolina for training as a
telephone wire man, and then to a Marine depot in
Philadelphia. By this time the Japanese had attacked
Pearl Harbor and the United States was at war.”
“Were you afraid?” I asked
“Not really. I wanted to serve my country. In June
1944, I received orders to report to the Fifth Marine
Division at Fort Pendleton, Calif., for intense training,
and then to Hawaii for additional training. We knew
that we were being prepared for invasion of a Pacific
island, we just did not know where.
“Finally, on board a ship at sea, we were told the
island was Iwo Jima. On Feb. 19, 1945, we waded
ashore. The fighting was fierce and stayed that way for
the next 36 days. The Japanese were in underground
bunkers and tunnels and had to be forced out one by
one.
“After the battle was won, we sailed back to Hawaii
for more training to prepare for the invasion of Japan,”
H.N. said. I took a sharp breath.
“Thankfully, the war ended in August 1945 with the
dropping of atomic bombs on Japan. I truly believe
that the Great Depression toughened Americans and
prepared us for defeating Germany and Japan.”
I asked H.N. to tell me about his wife and family.
“I met my wife, Doris, when I was stationed in
Philadelphia. A buddy and I were at a parade one
weekend, and we started talking to two pretty young
girls. The next weekend I put on my dress blues and
my best Southern charm and went to her apartment. I
asked if she wanted to go to a movie, and she said yes.
Four months later we married.
“Doris died in
November 2013 after 71
years of a happy marriage. We have six wonderful children, one girl
and five boys.”

I asked him about his working career.
“After the war Doris and I moved to her hometown
of Ashland, Penn., and I worked several jobs there. But
Mississippi kept calling me home, so in 1949, we
moved to Rocky Creek. For the next 26 years I worked
for the Air Force, first at Brookley AFB. I had to leave
Rocky Creek when my job went to Eglin AFB in
Valparaiso, Fla.
“I retired from federal service in 1977, found a
maintenance job at an apartment complex and worked
there until 2001. They wanted me to stay longer, but
by that time I was 81 years
old, and we wanted to return
to Mississippi.”
“H.N., you have lived a
long and happy life. To what
do you credit your longevity?” I asked.
He thought a few minutes
and said, “Well, I have always
tried to take care of this body
the Lord gave me. My wife
cooked healthy, a lot of vegH.N. Eubanks
etables. I never ate many
sweets, and don’t keep any
in the house today. I don’t drink any soft drinks, and I
have always gotten a lot of exercise. And I don’t
smoke.”
“Mr. Roy has known you longer than I have, but he
says that you have always had a good attitude and a
smile on your face,” I said.
“I have never wanted an abundance of material
things. I have always been content with what I had and
where I was,” H.N. replied. “I have never been a worrier. Worry does no one any good. I believe attitude is
the real secret to a long and happy life. I feel good, I go
where I want to and I am happy. I intend to live until I
die.”
Americans today owe all of those men and women
of the Greatest Generation for our freedom. Thank you, and happy 97th birthday, H.N.
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Power strips

versus surge protectors
As the proliferation of electronics impacts our daily lives,
we realize there simply are not enough outlets in our
homes. This is particularly true for older homes. As a result,
we end up with a number of “outlet expanders,” more commonly known as power strips.
Power strips are generic and fulfill a very simple function.
They are inexpensive, and the quality is usually on par
with the price.
Keeping this in mind, let’s look at factors to consider
when purchasing a power strip or a surge protector.

Important tip:
Make sure you know the amperage rating of the outlet
into which you are connecting the strip and other equipment. A residential circuit can overload if you are not
careful.
• Look for power strips with a built-in circuit breaker. If
you connect too many electronics and devices, the strip
will kick out the circuit breaker rather than causing the
breaker in your electric panel to trip.
• Pay attention to the orientation of the outlets. The typical design is along the length of the strip, facing the bottom or end of the strip. Power strips with the outlets perpendicular to the length of the strip are recommended.
• Get a smart strip. These are becoming more common
and less expensive. With smart strips, one outlet serves as
a master, receiving power all the time. The other outlets
do not receive power until the master device is turned on.
This is ideal for home entertainment setups.

Purchasing a power strip:
If you are connecting expensive electronics, you
may want to consider a surge protector.
Here, price is even more important
because a cheap surge protector
can be worse than

none at all for two reasons. One, they use cheap, small
surge fighting components. Two, these components can fail
and the strip still will provide power, all without any indication that its protective side is gone.
Like power strips, there are some key factors to consider
when buying a surge protector.
• Go for a significant joule (jewel) rating. This is a
measure of how much energy it can withstand.
• Cable and internet connection protection. You may
want to consider this for your entertainment and
computing needs as surges can enter via any wired connection. Be sure the protector is designed to handle a
digital television. Otherwise, it can cause pixilation if it’s
only designed for analog signals.
• Indicator light that shows if protection has burned out.
• The same outlet orientation as previously mentioned.
• Power conditioning feature (for PCs, this is a
nice-to-have feature but not a necessity).
• A smart capability as mentioned above.

May Is National Electrical Safety Month

Plug into safety
Never use electrical equipment
near water and other liquids.

Never use electrical cords that
are frayed or damaged.

Do not overload electrical outlets.

Never use light bulbs that exceed
the recommended wattage for any
lighting unit or fixture.

Power strips and surge protectors are worth the
investment when you follow these simple suggestions.
Don’t get “burned” by purchasing cheap,
inefficient strips and protectors.

Treat all downed power lines as
energized and contact your electric
cooperative to report downed
power lines.
While pruning trees or working near
overhead power lines, do not
touch anything that comes into
contact with the power line.

Think safety FIRST!

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2017 Scholarship Recipients

Eight 2017 graduating high school seniors were each presented the Northcentral Electric Power Association scholarship for academic
achievement and leadership. Each received a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 to the college of their choice.

Our congratulations go to these outstanding graduates.

Lane Oxner

Olivia Emmich

Lewisburg High School
Lane will begin his studies at Mississippi
State University this fall majoring in animal
and dairy science. After graduation, he plans to
attend veterinary school at MSU.

DeSoto Central High School
Olivia plans to major in mathematics at
Mississippi State University and then attend
nursing school. Her goal is to become a certified
registered nurse anesthetist.

Kyla Johnson

Olive Branch High School
Kyla plans to attend the University of
Mississippi and earn her degree in social work
and counseling. Her goal is to help people
and make a difference in their lives.

Whitt Rodgers

Marshall Academy
Whitt will attend the University of Mississippi
to first earn a degree in exercise science and
then continue his education toward a degree
in physical therapy.

Brooke Starnes

Brianna Lee

Center Hill High School
Brooke will attend the University of
Southern Mississippi where she will major in
elementary education and minor in art and
special education.

DeSoto Career and Technology Center East
Brianna will attend the University of
Mississippi to major in biology or nursing. She
plans to earn her master’s and become a nurse
practitioner.

Alexis Lunsford

Home School
Alexis plans to obtain her degree from
Northwest Mississippi Community College
prior to attending the University of Mississippi
earning her degree in special education with
an emphasis in deaf education.

Louis Steen

Northpoint Christian School
Louis is leaning towards attending Delta State
University and majoring in commercial aviation or another college and major in engineering. He plans to earn at least his master’s
degree and return to DeSoto County to give
back to his community.

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One problem is that many garden
centers are not on the bandwagon in
favor of the notion that fall is a great
time to plant
marigolds. But
that’s OK,
because marigolds
are so easy to
grow from seed.
I’ll collect seed
heads from my
summer plantings
and scatter the
seed throughout
the summer in
various places
Also called the African marigold, various series of the American marigold, above,
around my garcan range from 15 inches to 3 feet in height. French marigolds, at top, are smaller
den. Not all the
but have more flower variety than American marigolds. Photos: MSU
seed will germiExtension/Gary Bachman
nate, but I will
length of fall color, marigolds win hands have marigolds popping up in random
down. While chrysanthemums will have places.
great color for a few weeks, my
Besides providing pretty landscape
marigolds will be blooming their stems
and garden color, marigolds do show
off all the way to the first hard frost.
some promise as being a welcome
Marigolds also give you the option of
companion plant for garden tomatoes.
planting in either containers or landscape Marigolds have been reported to supbeds, while chrysanthemums really need press nematode damage through the
to be grown in containers.
summer season. Many years ago, when
I was a young horticulturist, I companion-planted marigolds with my
tomatoes and didn’t seem to have as
many problems. One thing I do know
is that the bright, warm colors of
marigolds are contrasted well by the
dark-green foliage of the tomatoes.
To me, it doesn’t matter which
variety of marigold we grow in our
gardens. Just grow some and enjoy
them this summer.
Dr. Gary Bachman is an associate
Extension and research professor of horticulture at the Mississippi State University
Coastal Research and Extension Center in
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Greenville councilwoman and cookbook
author Ann Hollowell prefers recipes that
are simple, delicious, healthy and heart-felt.
Her approach to cooking reflects her roots
in South Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi.
In Hollowell’s kitchen, cooking is all
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Recipes come packaged in personal stories,
cooking tips and color photographs, including these selections:
• Red Cabbage Slaw is tangy and sweet with a kick of pepper, Hollowell says. Its
bright reds and greens make the slaw a showy addition to the table.
• Spicy Carrot Cake, her mother’s recipe, is dense and rich, and needs no further
embellishment.
• Catfish Courtbouillon is Hollowell’s twist on a traditional South Louisiana dish
typically cooked with redfish. But Mississippi Delta catfish makes a fine fish stew as
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The 208-page hardcover cookbook sells for $24.95. Find it in stores or order
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refrigerate for 1 hour to blend flavors. Makes 1 serving.
Notes: Removing the seed portion of the cucumber helps keep the salad from
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need peeling. Adjust recipe amounts to suit your taste.

Thinly slice or shred the cabbage and place in a large bowl with the broccoli florets.
Add the grape tomatoes, green onions and red onion. Mix all vegetables together.
Combine the dressing ingredients in a bowl or jar and blend or shake well. Pour
over the vegetables and toss. This will last at least a day in the fridge. Serves 8 generously.

Preheat oven to 350 F. In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda,
cinnamon and salt. Mix well. Add the eggs and oil and mix well. Add the carrots
and beat on medium speed with an electric mixer for about 2 minutes. Grease and
flour a 10-inch Bundt pan. Pour in the batter and bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Let the cake rest for 5 minutes before turning it out. Serves up to 16.

Sauté the onions, green onions, bell pepper, celery and parsley in the olive oil in a
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the fresh and canned tomatoes (with the juice), tomato paste, garlic, wine, water,
lemon slices, bay leaves, salt and pepper. Simmer for 15 minutes. Cut the catfish
into 2-inch pieces and add to the courtbouillon. Continue simmering until cooked
through, about 15 minutes. Remove the bay leaves and serve over rice. Serves 4.

In a small bowl, whisk eggs with taco seasoning. Melt butter in small nonstick skillet
over medium heat. Pour in egg mixture. As eggs begin to set, use a spatula to pull
and lift cooked portions to let any uncooked egg run onto the hot surface. Stir in
spinach and cook until no liquid egg is visible. Sprinkle cheese over eggs, cover and
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showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s producer asked to shoot an episode at their village, but the Sanfords politely
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The coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s steadfast refusal to sell has helped grow the collection in an unexpected way, through donations and referrals from individuals who get what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re
doing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People find out what we do here, and that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sell or give away things.
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Reactions from visitors range from awe to joy to tears as they explore the village.
The displays seem to reconnect many with personal memories of childhood, wartime
or family life.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much work to keep something like this up,â&#x20AC;? Dianne said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And sometimes
I wonder why we do all this. Then weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have visitors, especially older people, that
just enjoy it so much, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say, that is why we do this. That is the reward right
there.â&#x20AC;?
Despite decades of collecting, a few things remain on the Sanfordsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wish list.
Dianne hopes to find a Mobil Oil Flying Red Horse (Pegasus) sign, the version
without text, and an old farm wagon with wooden wheels.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking for a Coca-Cola policeman too,â&#x20AC;? Ronnie said, referring to the die-cut
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Ronnie sees no end to the hobby he has enjoyed since childhood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will quit
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